St. Dragon Girl
# St. Dragon Girl

St. ♥ Dragon Girl (聖[セイント] ♡ ドラゴンガール, Kiyoshi Seinto Doragon Gāru) is a Japanese manga by Natsumi Matsumoto, who also created Yumeiro Patissiere. It was serialized in Ribon from October 1999 through April 2003. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight volumes by Shueisha. The series focuses on childhood friends Momoka and Ryuga, after Momoka is possessed by a dragon while protecting Ryuga. It is followed by a sequel series titled St. ♥ Dragon Girl Miracle (聖[セイント] ♡ ドラゴンガール みらくる, Kiyoshi [Seinto] Doragon Gaaru Mirakuru) which focuses on Momoko and Ryuga's daughter, Anjuu Sendou.

The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media, who released the first volume on December 2, 2008 and the final volume on September 7, 2010.

## Release

While both of the series were published by Shueisha in Japan and Tokyopop in Germany, St. Dragon Girl was also published in North America by Viz Media.

### Volume list

**St. Dragon Girl**

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | September 19, 2000 | — | December 2, 2008 | 978-1-4215-2010-0 |
| Chapters 1-4 |||||
| 02 | April 18, 2001 | — | March 3, 2009 | 978-1-4215-2011-7 |
| Chapters 5-8 Extra: Far East Working Girl |||||
| 03 | August 12, 2001 | — | June 2, 2009 | 978-1-4215-2012-4 |
| Chapter 9-12 Extras: Little Dragon Special, Trouble on a Snowy Night |||||
| 04 | January 20, 2002 | — | September 1, 2009 | 978-1-4215-2013-1 |
| Chapters 13-17 |||||
| 05 | May 20, 2002 | — | December 1, 2009 | 978-1-4215-2014-8 |
| Chapters 18-21 Extras: Natural Thunder Girl, The Seven Mysteries of the School Special |||||
| 06 | December 20, 2002 | — | March 3, 2010 | 978-1-4215-2015-5 |
| Chapters 22-27 Extra: Magical Ron-Ron |||||
| 07 | March 19, 2003 | — | June 1, 2010 | 978-1-4215-2016-2 |
| Chapters 28-32 Extra: Midsummer Shaolin Mermaid |||||
| 08 | September 12, 2003 | — | September 7, 2010 | 978-1-4215-2017-9 |
| Chapters 33-34 Extras: Bonus Story #1, Bonus Story #2: Xi Chen's Dangerous Games, Bonus Story #3 |||||

**St. Dragon Girl Miracle**

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| - | - | - |
| 01 | — | — |
| Chapters 1-4 |||
| 02 | — | — |
| Chapters 5-8 Extra: Momoka and Ryuga's Idiot Parent Diary |||
| 03 | — | — |
| Chapters 9-13 Extras: Secret Midnight Snapshot, Momoka and Ryuga: Diary of the Doting Parents |||
| 04 | April 20, 2005 | — |
| Chapters 14-19 Extra: Momoka and Ryuga's Diary of Parenthood |||
| 05 | — | — |
| Chapters 20-25 |||

## Reception

Leroy Douresseaux of the Comic Book Bin claims that the use of magic in the series "energizes what could have been standard fare". He also claims that the mixture of "typically super-pretty shojo manga art with demon-fighting" is a "fun read". He also likens the series to a root beer float, "At some point, you might be too old to have such a really sweet treat in an extra-large size, but it is still sooooo good". Several times, he said that although the series was intended for younger girls, it would also appeal older readers. Deb Aoki of About.com considered this as a perfect series for tweens with "charming art, simple stories and chaste romance." Ed Sizemore of Manga Worth Reading felt that Matsumoto managed to create a cast of wholesome people that aren't boring", but was frustrated by the main characters' refusal to admit their mutual attraction to each another. Anime News Network's Carlo Santos disliked the first volume, considering it episodic and formulaic nature, similar to other high school romances, and having ordinary art work.

